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Tag: Olympic Games (2024)
The World’s Most Fashionable Judoka Is Looking for Clothes in His Size
Teddy Riner has long had trouble finding stylish apparel for his 6-foot-8 frame. Could it be time to create his own line?
The Olympics Is Transforming Their Neighborhood. And Kicking Them Out.
The Games brought billions to redevelop this Paris suburb. What will the thousands of homeless people who live there do?
Paris Mayor Swims in Beautified Seine Ahead of Olympic Games
Anne Hidalgo swam in the cleaned-up waters of the capital’s river, fulfilling a promise that has become a symbol of the Olympic Games that start this month.
Olympic Torch Reaches Paris in Elegant Style
The flame has been on a long journey since its arrival in May, but hopes that it would bring the country together have foundered on political division.
France Is at a Political Impasse Ahead of 2024 Olympics
After elections produced a deadlocked Parliament, both left and right are claiming victory, while President Emmanuel Macron insists no one won. It’s a recipe for turmoil.
France is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics
The government promised housing elsewhere. We followed the buses and found a desperate situation.
WADA Clears Itself in Chinese Doping Case
A special prosecutor said the decision not to pursue punishments against a group of Olympic swimmers was “indisputably reasonable,” even though agency scientists had expressed doubts.
The Windmills Are Back Up on the Moulin Rouge
The Paris landmark has completed its restoration after the blades fell off this spring — and just in time for the Summer Olympic Games to begin.
An Uproar Over a Chinese Doping Case, Except in China
Chinese state news and social media has been virtually silent about 23 swimmers secretly testing positive in 2021, even as the issue is being debated widely abroad, including in Congress.